-
can't boot Knoppix from HP Pavilion DV6500
Hi everyone,
recently my HDD on my Pavilion DV6500 died and as a last resort i thought i should try Knoppix LiveCD to backup whatever i can.
The CD/DVD tray in the notebook is not working so im using a bootable DOK to load up knoppix.
The problem is that when i boot from the DOK, a "Windows Boot Manager" shows up telling me:
"Windows failed to start. A recent Hardware or software change might be the cause. to fix the problem...
File:\Boot\BCD
Status: 0xc0000098
Info: The Windows Boot Configuration Data file does not contain a valid OS entry."
when im not trying to boot from the DOK nothing happens (im stuck in a black screen with that prompt thingy)
I should note that i formatted the USB and made it bootable using EasyBCD and then i mounted Knoppix version 6.7.1 iso to a virtual drive and then copied all of the content of that drive to the USB.
I should also note that when i tried downloading Knoppix i only downloaded the .iso file and not all of the other .iso.md5, .iso.md5.asc, .iso.sha1, .iso.sha1.asc files....
What am i doing wrong?
Thanks
-
I assume you've solved the problem, but for future use, when the boot screen fires up on an HP DV6 laptop pressing F9 (usually, it may be different on yours) brings up the boot options (usb, external hard drive, local drive, and so on - whatever you have connected to your laptop that the bios recognises). After pressing F9 you should see a menu, select the option linked to the media you wish to boot off. I notice this is the only way I can get my Win7 desktop to boot into Knoppix from a USB or external drive too.
Hope this helps you, or someone who reads this...
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
Cisco 2901/K9-V06 Integrated Services Gigabit Voice Router
$69.99
Cisco Catalyst 3650 48-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch WS-C3650-48FS-E
$55.99
Cisco C9300-48UN-A 48-port Network Advantage Switch w /C9300-NM-8+PWR-C1-1100WAC
$1194.00
Cisco Catalyst 3850 48 PoE+ 48-Port Gigabit Managed Switch WS-C3850-48F-E
$150.00
Cisco WS-C3850-48P-L 48-Port Gigabit 3850 PoE Switch w/ 715W+ C3850-NM-4-1G Mod
$83.00
Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960-48TT-L V02 48 Port Fast Ethernet Switch
$34.00
Cisco C3850-NM-2-10G 2 Port Network Exp.Module for 3850
$38.99
Cisco WS-C4948-10GE-S 4948-10GE 48 Port Gigabit +10GB Switch w single AC 15.0 OS
$99.99
Cisco C9300-48 48 Port Switch Dual PSU W/C9300-NM-8X P/N: C9300-48U-A Tested
$799.99
Cisco MS410-16-HW 16 Ports Fully Managed Ethernet Switch NEW Unclaimed
$999.99